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Acquisitions Narrative (Details)
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Dec. 18, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 27, 2014
USD ($)
Country
Sep. 28, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 29, 2012
USD ($)
Jun. 11, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2011
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
USD ($)
Jun. 11, 2014
Senior Notes
USD ($)
Sep. 27, 2014
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Line of Credit
USD ($)
Sep. 27, 2014
7.75% Senior secured notes
Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 28, 2013
7.75% Senior secured notes
Senior Notes
USD ($)
Jan. 28, 2011
7.75% Senior secured notes
Senior Notes
Jan. 28, 2011
Trade names
USD ($)
Nov. 27, 2013
Bridge Loan
Senior Secured Bridge Credit Agreement
USD ($)
Nov. 27, 2013
Bridge Loan
Senior Unsecured Bridge Credit Agreement
USD ($)
Jun. 11, 2014
Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]
USD ($)
site
Sep. 27, 2014
Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 15, 2013
Fiberweb [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 17, 2013
Fiberweb [Member]
GBP (£)
site
Country
Nov. 15, 2013
Fiberweb [Member]
Trade names
USD ($)
Jun. 11, 2014
North America [Member]
Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]
site
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                            
Merger Agreement, Acquisition Related Costs, Capitalized Loan Acquisition Costs                                   $ 10,600,000pymr_MergerAgreementAcquisitionRelatedCostsCapitalizedLoanAcquisitionCosts
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
       
Merger Agreement, Acquisition Related Costs, Loan Acquisition, Expensed Loan Acquisition Costs                                   10,700,000pymr_MergerAgreementAcquisitionRelatedCostsLoanAcquisitionExpensedLoanAcquisitionCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
       
Interest acquired                                 71.25%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
    100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
   
Number of locations                                 3pymr_NumberofBusinessLocations
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
    8pymr_NumberofBusinessLocations
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
  1pymr_NumberofBusinessLocations
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Purchase price                                 424,590,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
  287,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
     
Carrying amount of long-term debt   1,491,379,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt       896,668,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt     210,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  504,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pymr_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
560,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= pymr_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
                   
Interest on loan                 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
      7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
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= pymr_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorSecuredNotesMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
                 
Deferred Portion of Purchase Price   44,791,000pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice       0pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice                     47,931,000pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
44,800,000pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
       
Accretion Rate on Deferred Purchase Price         9.50%pymr_AccretionRateonDeferredPurchasePrice                                  
Increase in carrying value of inventory                                 4,900,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIncreaseInCarryingValueOfInventory
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
  9,700,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIncreaseInCarryingValueOfInventory
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
     
Tangible asset impairment charges                                 77,800,000us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
  24,500,000us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
     
Finite-lived intangibles                                 4,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
         
Useful Life                                 15 years          
Share price (in pounds per share)                                       £ 1.02us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
   
Proceeds from bridge loan   21,594,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt 1,879,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt                       268,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt
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= pymr_SeniorSecuredBridgeCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
50,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromShortTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pymr_SeniorUnsecuredBridgeCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BridgeLoanMember
           
Proceeds from Blackstone 30,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromParent                                          
Number of countries in which entity operates   14us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates                                   6us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
   
Indefinite-lived intangibles                                     11,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
     
Aggregrate purchase price of company             403,500,000pymr_MergerAgreementConsiderationTransferred                              
Goodwill acquired through merger       86,400,000pymr_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriodMerger                                    
Acquired intangible assets             72,000,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles 48,500,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMember
          23,500,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
        85,996,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
  11,412,000pymr_MergerAgreementRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
 
Proceeds from credit agreement                   $ 295,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pymr_SeniorSecuredCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember